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i spent about 22 years of a course for -- as a court stenographer. the highest data television personality right now is judge .udy, $47 million a year not enough if you ask her. jokes aside, let's go back to what we are really obscure in here. i grew up the son of a lawyer who later became a judge, and dropped off.ler apologies for that. 42 states and the district of columbia came -- got a failing grade of disclosure laws. 35 examples of the questionable gifts and entailment, -- and entanglements, and 14 instances where judges heard in the companies where they had stock in. how do you determine a failing grade on this type of profit? what we did is we got the form from every state and came up with a grading scorecard based on the federal standards, and then went through them and said ok, do they require them to fill out any iteration about stockholding, real estate? are they retired -- required to talk about outside income, and we went through like you would grading paper for my high school sudan go through and gave them great, and we had three repor
i spent about 22 years of a course for -- as a court stenographer. the highest data television personality right now is judge .udy, $47 million a year not enough if you ask her. jokes aside, let's go back to what we are really obscure in here. i grew up the son of a lawyer who later became a judge, and dropped off.ler apologies for that. 42 states and the district of columbia came -- got a failing grade of disclosure laws. 35 examples of the questionable gifts and entailment, -- and...
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in washington state, it was 22 million. that is a lot of money to put defeating a labeling initiative. i never understood why they did not want them labeled in the first place. the authorn nestle, of eat, drink, vote. , fromce, you are up nevada. thatr: i just want to say genetically modified food is making me very ill. i have to pay more for the food. it is all grown, processed, and sold by the same big company. people thating off are making the decision. i think our health is more important. it is really affecting my health. any: marion nestle, response to that? so sorry to hear that. you do have an option and that is to buy organic. are getting food is required by law not to have any genetic modification associated with it. you do have that choice. is it is more expensive than commission -- conventionally raised food. the foods are not labeled, so it is difficult to make a decision about what you are going to be buying. that is why i think the labeling initiatives are so important. host: are their genetically modified fo
in washington state, it was 22 million. that is a lot of money to put defeating a labeling initiative. i never understood why they did not want them labeled in the first place. the authorn nestle, of eat, drink, vote. , fromce, you are up nevada. thatr: i just want to say genetically modified food is making me very ill. i have to pay more for the food. it is all grown, processed, and sold by the same big company. people thating off are making the decision. i think our health is more important....
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for remarks by john kerry. this is the 10th year bringing together american and israeli leaders from all such as of government and society. secretary kerry will beginning this year's keynote address. next, remarks from another obama administration official. ericsson seki spoke at an event focusing on better in space when returning from active duty. >> thank you all very much. i'm very honored to be here at the not euro conference here. let me thank general barry mccaffrey for his many years of leadership in uniform and government and today in business. he and i have known each other for a long time, from our days as youngsters at west point. and so i would tell you without question barry mccaffrey is one of the best combat commanders to have come out of my generation of soldiers. [applause] my thanks as well to wes huddleston, your ceo for inviting me today. let me acknowledge judge robert russell. [applause] i still remember vividly my visit to your courtroom in 2009. and it is good to see you again, judge. ot
for remarks by john kerry. this is the 10th year bringing together american and israeli leaders from all such as of government and society. secretary kerry will beginning this year's keynote address. next, remarks from another obama administration official. ericsson seki spoke at an event focusing on better in space when returning from active duty. >> thank you all very much. i'm very honored to be here at the not euro conference here. let me thank general barry mccaffrey for his many...
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my wife and i ran a small business and our community for 22 years. we know a bit a while that's about what it means to keep doors open into with regulation and taxation -- we know a little bit about what it means to keep doors open and deal with regulation and taxation. all of this is important to me. i wanted to be a member of this committee to see what we could do to help small businesses be more successful. since i have come here last year trying to have been partner with people on both sides of the aisle to find reasonable fixes. i think there are many benefits. we have realized them with individuals. now we are into implementation with individuals. the benefits are real and the issues are real as well. with any major piece of legislation, over the decades we've always had to make amendments and revisions to a bill of that size. i am clearly interested in learning more about that from you. this and i look at the people back home, i am reminded there are three c's they often talk about. they talk about the aca complexity, that it is confusing , th
my wife and i ran a small business and our community for 22 years. we know a bit a while that's about what it means to keep doors open into with regulation and taxation -- we know a little bit about what it means to keep doors open and deal with regulation and taxation. all of this is important to me. i wanted to be a member of this committee to see what we could do to help small businesses be more successful. since i have come here last year trying to have been partner with people on both...
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on october 22, the e.p.a. announced that because fire hydrants are occasionally, but rarely, used in the stream of human water consumption, they are not exempt under the act. this means any hydrant manufactured or installed 33 days from now must have a lead content that meets the statutory standard. the e.p.a.'s conclusion was based on a technical reading of the statute and because the rules -- rule's announcement takes effect in early january, the solution is this brief but important legislation. the worry for water utilities and firefighters is that hydrants can break without warning. often as a result of vehicular accidents. winter is a busy team for replacing hydrants, due in part to freezing road conditions. but neither water utilities nor firefighters can tolerate a hydrant that are not certified to meet strict performance standards and parameters. high dranlts must never get -- hydrants must never get stuck closed and should never leak. why do hydrants contain tiny amounts of lead in the brass alloys in
on october 22, the e.p.a. announced that because fire hydrants are occasionally, but rarely, used in the stream of human water consumption, they are not exempt under the act. this means any hydrant manufactured or installed 33 days from now must have a lead content that meets the statutory standard. the e.p.a.'s conclusion was based on a technical reading of the statute and because the rules -- rule's announcement takes effect in early january, the solution is this brief but important...
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days, 22 days with no food. some were hospitalized, to safely break the fast per the doctor's orders, but others pressed on. replacement fasters stepped up, including our own representative kennedy who, in the lega siff his grandfather, bobby -- legacy of his grandfather, bobby, acknowledged the need to embrace the immigrant issue. so i ask my colleagues in the majority on the other side of the aisle, what are we waiting for? our job creators want reform. our work force wants it. our spiritual leaders say it's the right thing to do. and overwhelmingly so do the american people. the facts are so clear that reform will tremendously benefit all of our country. in fact, the congressional budget office has followed the money and they estimate that immigration reform will increase gross domestic product $700 billion in 2023, and $1.4 trillion in 2033. but here we are today facing government shutdowns and sequester levels that eviscerate services so that many vulnerable americans rely on and this is where we are stuck.
days, 22 days with no food. some were hospitalized, to safely break the fast per the doctor's orders, but others pressed on. replacement fasters stepped up, including our own representative kennedy who, in the lega siff his grandfather, bobby -- legacy of his grandfather, bobby, acknowledged the need to embrace the immigrant issue. so i ask my colleagues in the majority on the other side of the aisle, what are we waiting for? our job creators want reform. our work force wants it. our spiritual...
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chairman, secretary kerry. thank you for your tireless efforts to enhance security and prosperity of the united states. thank you chairman royce for calling this hearing. upon taking office, president obama inherited an almost nonexistent strategy to deal with the threat of iran nuclear weapons capabilities. he focused on the diplomatic , but the limitations became apparent when iran walked away from the p5 plus one twotiations in october of thousand one. the ministration shifted to a two track strategy, which coupled engagement with economic pressure through sanctions, making it clear that all options remained on the table. this is the policy i favorite, and the president with secretary clinton succeeded beyond expectations in uniting the international community against the nuclear ambitions. the un security council of the european union, acting in parallel with our efforts, imposed sanctions on iran. this committee took the lead on a bipartisan basis to pass sanctions legislation, the royce angle bill, design
chairman, secretary kerry. thank you for your tireless efforts to enhance security and prosperity of the united states. thank you chairman royce for calling this hearing. upon taking office, president obama inherited an almost nonexistent strategy to deal with the threat of iran nuclear weapons capabilities. he focused on the diplomatic , but the limitations became apparent when iran walked away from the p5 plus one twotiations in october of thousand one. the ministration shifted to a two track...
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secretary of state john kerry will give the keynote address today at an event hosted by the brookings institution for middle east policy. they started this in two thousand three and includes american and israeli leaders from government, business and society. you can watch his remarks like that work like p.m. eastern here on c-span. >> i was tremendously grateful that god would give me another chance. i had been rescued. when i was confronted with addiction, i made my mind i was going to survive that. program on betty for today at 7:00 p.m. eastern on c-span and live monday night our series continues. they covered my mental health work, the first few meetings i had, and then they never showed up anymore. walking on the floor in the white house, i met one of the press people. said nobody ever comes to meetings. she said it is not a sexy issue. foundred the country, and that what was needed, develop legislation, and past the mental health assistance act of 1980. monthsed congress one before he voluntarily retired the the white house and next president never implemented it. one of the gre
secretary of state john kerry will give the keynote address today at an event hosted by the brookings institution for middle east policy. they started this in two thousand three and includes american and israeli leaders from government, business and society. you can watch his remarks like that work like p.m. eastern here on c-span. >> i was tremendously grateful that god would give me another chance. i had been rescued. when i was confronted with addiction, i made my mind i was going to...
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now we have a geneva ii conference supposing to happen on january 22. what is your thought on syria policy? do you support the geneva process? what else should the united states be doing in syria? >> this is the most complicated part of diplomacy. no one ever wants to believe the military has to be a part of any equation. i have never met a diplomat that does not want the 101st airborne and the seventh fleet -- one over the other. it is always a quicker way to yes. i think we have to set the table for a negotiated settlement in syria, and it has changed. the conditions of the ground have changed over the last two years. two years ago we had a set of options available to us. 18 months ago we had fewer options. 12 months ago we had fewer options. today our options are not that good. and so i argued then if you want to geneva talks to be successful at all, you have to have some skin in the game in syria. that is why i supported at least trying to have relations with the rebels in a way that was positive to the united states, that start crafting our ability
now we have a geneva ii conference supposing to happen on january 22. what is your thought on syria policy? do you support the geneva process? what else should the united states be doing in syria? >> this is the most complicated part of diplomacy. no one ever wants to believe the military has to be a part of any equation. i have never met a diplomat that does not want the 101st airborne and the seventh fleet -- one over the other. it is always a quicker way to yes. i think we have to set...
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in a bigger historical sense, it is important because china is 22% of the world's people. it is our fastest growing major export market. to projectcity military force and so forth. it has the capacity to affect our interests around the world in a negative way, but also it has the potential to affect our interests positively. weare walk-through date -- are cooperating and anti-piracy missions. transnationalg problems in the world like public health, pollution, climate change, it is inconceivable these problems can be addressed unless we cooperate with china. we have the immediate danger of term potentialong- for cooperation. host: was it a consequential week for the vice president and international relations? guest: vice president biden and his team did a good job on the trip. or have been a few problems along the way. he was trying to reassure japan we will live up to our obligations with japan without inflaming china. also, korea and japan are not getting along. every stop along the way, he had a balancing act to perform. i think he moved the discussion along with china t
in a bigger historical sense, it is important because china is 22% of the world's people. it is our fastest growing major export market. to projectcity military force and so forth. it has the capacity to affect our interests around the world in a negative way, but also it has the potential to affect our interests positively. weare walk-through date -- are cooperating and anti-piracy missions. transnationalg problems in the world like public health, pollution, climate change, it is inconceivable...
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do you think my best option is to compete with 22-year-olds for or somewhere?t trying to help out with stocking of efforta little bit to help the retail during christmas. or do you think it is my best effort to try to get a job doing what is going to make my family between $30,000 and $60,000 a year? this should be considered by some. we do not all do the same things . betweeneld a time frame november and january where --loyees were our business they are hiring very few. follow aossible to lottery sticker where i am getting my gas. it is possible for me to get a job at this time of year between now and january and between now and february. they do not hire until after the first of the year. host: glenn from beaumont, texas. several local papers talk about how the potential loss of the jobless benefits are impacting local economies. vegas journalas review." nevadans would lose benefits if they are not extended. "thesame topic taken up by buffalo news." people stand to lose their extended unemployment benefits late this month unless congress acats to renew the pr
do you think my best option is to compete with 22-year-olds for or somewhere?t trying to help out with stocking of efforta little bit to help the retail during christmas. or do you think it is my best effort to try to get a job doing what is going to make my family between $30,000 and $60,000 a year? this should be considered by some. we do not all do the same things . betweeneld a time frame november and january where --loyees were our business they are hiring very few. follow aossible to...
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host: willoughby secretary kerry -- will it be secretary kerry? guest: it will not. but we hope to speak to him in the future. he has been working tremendously in the area as well as a dust in the area of diplomacy to make this a more peaceful place. froms have changed so much 50 or 60 years ago. you used to think in america that those two oceans would separate us and protect us. that is no longer true. the intelligence committees this weekend talked about how we are still in danger. we have to work in any and all types of manners to make this the safety of the folks of the united states as well as working collectively with our allies around the world to make this a safer place because you cannot hide from it. there is no ocean that is going to protect you. caller: good morning. mr. meeks, i have a question for you. when was the last time that the -- starved aa country into submission and made them our friends? it does not work. if we do not get a hold of israel, and get them under control, there will never be peace in the middle east. we have the tail wagging the do
host: willoughby secretary kerry -- will it be secretary kerry? guest: it will not. but we hope to speak to him in the future. he has been working tremendously in the area as well as a dust in the area of diplomacy to make this a more peaceful place. froms have changed so much 50 or 60 years ago. you used to think in america that those two oceans would separate us and protect us. that is no longer true. the intelligence committees this weekend talked about how we are still in danger. we have to...